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Sunday, February 24, 2013
'Nobody saw it coming,' Reeva Steenkamp's uncle says
By Tracy Connor, Staff Writer, NBC News
An uncle of slain model Reeva Steenkamp said he "can't answer" whether Oscar Pistiorius killed her on purpose but did say no one in the family had any idea the golden couple's romance would end so tragically.
"Nobody ever saw it coming," Mike Steenkamp told Rock Center with Brian Williams.
"Never forewarned."
Steenkamp, who gave the eulogy at his niece's funeral last week, said her parents Barry and June are so awash in grief they have not paid much attention to the legal drama that played out in a South African courtroom where Pistorius was freed on bail Friday.
They are focused, instead, on precious memories of a 29-year-old who hoped to make a difference with her law degree and who was excited about her starring role in a reality TV show that did not air until after her death.
"The saving grace was they never put all their anger onto the situation," Steenkamp said of the family's emotional state.
"Their focus was completely on Reeva," he told NBC's Mary Carillo.
"Nothing will be done until everything takes its course and only then will there be a reaction."
Of Pistorius, he added, "I don't like to comment on the way he is and what he does and the way things happened...I'll wait for that to sort itself out."
Pistorius, 26, is accused of intentionally shooting Steenkamp through the bathroom door of his home after a blazing Valentine's Day argument.
The double-amputee Olympic runner maintains he didn't know his girlfriend of four months was in the bathroom and that he thought there was a prowler.
Mike Steenkamp said his niece had been in an abusive relationship once and didn't "tolerate" domestic violence. Asked whether that meant she would have known if she was in danger from Pistorius, the uncle said, "it's very possible" but wouldn't comment on their relationship except to say they "looked happy."
"That's all gonna come out in the end," he said.
In the meantime, he said, her parents' "daily life is bumped up on tears and heartache."
"Mention the name of Reeva and he'll break down," he said of his brother. "And June, as well."
June Steenkamp managed to watch the first episode of her daughter's reality show, "Tropika Island," when it aired last week, ?but her husband had to leave the room.
In one outtake exclusively obtained by "Rock Center," the model talks about a horse-back riding accident she had a few years earlier that landed her in the hospital for a month -- and altered her plans for the future.
"I'm a model," she says. "I have a law degree as well, so hopefully one day I can be an advocate. But right now I'm enjoying traveling and being behind the camera."
Crew members are mourning her, too.
"She never changed, whether she was in front of the camera or off camera," cameraman James Boon said. "She was definitely the genuine article."
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Mercury may have harbored an ancient magma ocean
Friday, February 22, 2013
By analyzing Mercury's rocky surface, scientists have been able to partially reconstruct the planet's history over billions of years. Now, drawing upon the chemical composition of rock features on the planet's surface, scientists at MIT have proposed that Mercury may have harbored a large, roiling ocean of magma very early in its history, shortly after its formation about 4.5 billion years ago.
The scientists analyzed data gathered by MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging), a NASA probe that has orbited the planet since March 2011. Later that year, a group of scientists analyzed X-ray fluorescence data from the probe, and identified two distinct compositions of rocks on the planet's surface. The discovery unearthed a planetary puzzle: What geological processes could have given rise to such distinct surface compositions?
To answer that question, the MIT team used the compositional data to recreate the two rock types in the lab, and subjected each synthetic rock to high temperatures and pressures to simulate various geological processes. From their experiments, the scientists came up with only one phenomenon to explain the two compositions: a vast magma ocean that created two different layers of crystals, solidified, then eventually remelted into magma that then erupted onto Mercury's surface.
"The thing that's really amazing on Mercury is, this didn't happen yesterday," says Timothy Grove, a professor of geology at MIT. "The crust is probably more than 4 billion years old, so this magma ocean is a really ancient feature."
Grove, along with postdoc Bernard Charlier and Maria Zuber, the E.A. Griswold Professor of Geophysics and Planetary Science and now MIT's vice president for research, published the results in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
Making Mercury's rocks
MESSENGER entered Mercury's orbit during a period of intense solar-flare activity; as the solar system's innermost planet, Mercury takes the brunt of the sun's rays. The rocks on its surface reflect an intense fluorescent spectrum that scientists can measure with X-ray spectrometers to determine the chemical composition of surface materials.
As the spacecraft orbited the planet, an onboard X-ray spectrometer measured the X-ray radiation generated by Mercury's surface. In September 2011, the MESSENGER science team parsed these energy spectra into peaks, with each peak signifying a certain chemical element in the rocks. From this research, the group identified two main rock types on Mercury's surface.
Grove, Charlier and Zuber set out to find an explanation for the differences in rock compositions. The team translated the chemical element ratios into the corresponding building blocks that make up rocks, such as magnesium oxide, silicon dioxide and aluminum oxide. The researchers then consulted what Grove refers to as a "pantry of oxides" ? finely powdered chemicals ? to recreate the rocks in the lab.
"We just mix these together in the right proportions and we've got a synthetic copy of what's on the surface of Mercury," Grove says.
Crystals in the melt
The researchers then melted the samples of synthetic rock in a furnace, cranking the heat up and down to simulate geological processes that would cause crystals ? and eventually rocks ? to form in the melt.
"You can tell what would happen as the melt cools and crystals form and change the chemical composition of the remaining melted rock," Grove says. "The leftover melt changes composition."
After cooling the samples, the researchers picked out tiny crystals and melt pockets for analysis. The scientists initially looked for scenarios in which both original rock compositions might be related. For example, both rock types may have come from one region: One rock may have crystallized more than the other, creating distinct but related compositions.
But Grove found the two compositions were too different to have originated from the same region, and instead may have come from two separate regions within the planet. The easiest explanation for what created these distinct regions, Grove says, is a large magma ocean, which over time likely formed different compositions of crystals as it solidified. This molten ocean eventually remelted, spewing lava onto the surface of the planet in massive volcanic eruptions.
Grove estimates that this magma ocean likely existed very early in Mercury's existence ? possibly within the first 1 million to 10 million years ? and may have been created from the violent processes that formed the planet. As the solar nebula condensed, bits and pieces collided into larger chunks to form tiny, and then larger, planets. That process of colliding and accreting may produce enough energy to completely melt the planet ? a scenario that would make an early magma ocean very feasible.
"The acquisition of data by spacecraft must be combined with laboratory experiments," Charlier says. "Although these data are valuable by themselves, experimental studies on these compositions enable scientists to reach the next level in the interpretation of planetary evolution."
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Metallica To The U.S. Military: Stop Using Our Music for Torture
The U.S. Navy Seal that shot terrorist mastermind Osama Bin Laden (known only as ?the Shooter?) tells Esquire Magazine that heavy metal band Metallica was insistent that interrogators cease using the band?s music to ?soften? terror suspects up prior to their interrogations.
As he explains: ?When we first started the war in Iraq, we were using Metallica music to soften people up before we interrogated them.?Metallica got wind of this and they said, ?Hey, please don?t use our music because we don?t want to promote violence.? I thought, ?Dude, you have an album called ?Kill ?Em All?.?
In a 2008 interview with Germany-language TV network 3SAT, Metallica vocalist-guitarist James Hetfield was asked about the reported use of his band?s music on Guantanamo Bay prisoners. He told the network that the group was conflicted concerning the use of their music before ultimately deciding that they did not want to be associated with the war.
?Part of me is proud because they chose Metallica,? Hetfield said at the time. ?And then part of me is kind of bummed about it that people?worry about us being attached to some political statement because of that. We?ve got nothing to do with this and we?re trying to be as apolitical as possible, ?cause I think politics and music, at least for us, don?t mix.?
As per the band?s wishes, the U.S Navy ceased using Metallica?s music to psychologically intimidate detainees. Now, if we can just turn their attention towards Justin Bieber?
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Los Angeles Web Design Experts Encourage Diligence in Personal ...
Los Angeles web design experts create websites that are safe for consumers but extra care still needs to be practiced by consumers who use the internet.
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Los Angeles web design companies specialize in creating websites that are as unique as the individual requesting it.? They know the best ways to reach thousands of people as new potential customers.? Along with the benefit of attracting strangers comes the risk associated with it as well.? Great care needs to be taken when creating a website to ensure that personal information is only used for its intended means.? When information is taken by the wrong person, catastrophic results can follow.? Internet security is an important part of today?s world.? As much as companies will take every precaution necessary to protect its customers and their customers, the onus is also on the website user themselves to make sure that they are not giving out information to the wrong people.
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As a consumer, one of the most important things to look for when doing business transactions online is the start of the website address.? A website that starts with ?http:? is a general web page and is not fully protected. It is available to the general public or by anybody that accidentally stumbles across its address.? Los Angeles web design companies will take extra precaution with sites that need to utilize personal information along with financial transactions. Websites such as these will start with ?https:?or Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) which provide extra security to users.? The information transmitted on these sites is encrypted, protecting the user from stolen personal data.? Never input credit card or banking information onto a webpage that does not provide this protection.
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One of the most popular ways to keep in touch with friends and family has been online interaction. Social sites and forums provide easy and convenient ways to converse with others around the globe.? Los Angeles web design companies can give you direction on how to keep your information safe.? Never publicly display your name, address, birthday and image together on any webpage.? List as little about yourself as possible. By providing this information, you have given thieves everything they need for identity theft. By having your name and birthday, they are able to obtain credit reports as well as other relevant information about yourself. By also adding in your address and image, you have provided everything that is needed to locate you or impersonate you. This becomes even more relevant on social sites where users happily post information about their upcoming holidays and vacations. You have now given somebody your home address and the dates when it will be vacant.? Save that information until after you have returned from holidays and restrict how much detail you put publicly online.
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Online advertising is part of the internet. After all, this is another way to generate business to your own website.? Your Los Angeles web design company can give you some fantastic ideas on how to generate more traffic to your own site by advertising on others.? However, from the consumer angle, be very careful on which links you follow.? When clicking on a link, hover your mouse over it and carefully read the URL it will be taking you too. Depending on the browser you use, it normally appears along the bottom of the page.? The actual link address is exactly where you will be going.? Be aware of links that do not seem to match the appropriate page or links that claim to be a part of the website you are on but take you to another site entirely. These types of links can leave unpleasant ?information on your computer and long lasting issues.
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When it comes to websites both the company and consumer need to take care that information is not sent to the wrong people.? Your Los Angeles web design company will have fantastic ways to ensure that the proper precautions are being used when designing a website. Talk to them to see that suggestions they will have for you.
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We Don't Buy John Mayer's Sweet Talk on Katy Perry
Quick! Who's the poster boy for celebrity hookups? If you didn't say John Mayer, well, you haven't been paying attention.
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Rome reacts to Pope resignation
Pope Benedict XVI announced that he will resign at the end of the month.
The 85-year-old pope is resigning ?because of advanced age,? Benedict told the cardinals of the Catholic Church on Monday.
Benedict was elected Pope in April of 2005, succeeding the late Pope John Paul II.
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